I love Peter Jackson’s Lord of the Rings trilogy. His decision to stretch JRR Tolkien’s relatively short children’s novel, The Hobbit, over three films did, however, raise an eyebrow. Continue reading The Hobbit: 13 minute featurette released!
I love Star Wars and so should you. Whilst George Lucas’s prequel trilogy may have been a mis-step in the eyes of us older fans, Bioware’s (and Obsidian’s) Knights of the Old Republic games where the prequels that we should of had.
More Star Wars than Star Wars itself, Bioware’s take on the Star Wars Universe was inspired and quite excellent. Continue reading Star Wars: The Old Republic now free to play
A review copy of Konami’s Zone of the Enders: HD Collection just arrived at Vic B’Stard Towers with a disappointing explanatory note.
The European version of the Zone of the Enders: HD Collection includes a demo of Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance. But it seems that, due to Australian classification restrictions, Aussie gamers will be missing out on a copy of the demo in their versions.
Zone of the Enders: HD Collection has been rated M, but it is anticipated that Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance will have a higher rating. Under Australian classification law only video games with the same or lower classification can be promoted in-game. Continue reading No Z.O.E HD Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance Demo for Australia
Last week I finally put my reviews for Medal of Honor Warfighter and Assassin’s Creed III to bed. As I mentioned last time, both games got a bit of a roasting by the media, with Assassin’s Creed III coming away only slightly singed and Medal of Honor Warfighter getting burnt to a crisp.
It was a shame really. I awarded Medal of Honor Warfighter a decent 75% in my review on Shane the Gamer. The game was good, if uninspired, modern warfare first person shooter. The game’s comparison in other reviews to the iffy Medal of Honor Airborne were total bollocks. Even I couldn’t bring myself to finish Airborne. Continue reading Vic B’Stard’s week in review Assassin’s Creed 3, Need for Speed Most Wanted, Halo 4, Hitman Absolution and F1 Race Stars
In his first foray into Ubisoft’s historical sci-fi series, State of Play’s new boy Grant Cheetham reviews Assassin’s Creed III on XBox 360. Take it away Grant!
Assassin ‘s Creed III is Ubisoft’s fifth major installment in the series. Having not played the previous games, the idea of starting this late in the series initially seemed daunting. Ubisoft however did a great job at welcoming new players into the series.
If you haven’t played an Assassin’s Creed game before basically you play as an assassin, a group of super freaky climbers who fight for freedom and peace. Their adversary, the Templars, seek order and control, mostly through morally questionable means. This game combines history and science fiction with a ton of conspiracy theories thrown in. The gameplay is that of an action-adventure with a focus on climbing and stealth. Continue reading Assassin’s Creed 3 Xbox 360 Review
Despite a large day 1 patch, Assassin’s Creed III was full of bugs on launch day. This was a bit of a shame for such an otherwise excellent game. When I started reviewing the game (which you should see posted on the Game Console pages of techday.com, here, very soon) I thought it rather strange that Ubisoft would choose to release one of their flagship games with so many problems.
Now, having finished the game, I think I know why they did. Continue reading Second huge patch to fix Assassin’s Creed 3 issues
Far Cry 3 is the next big game release for me. And as if I don’t have enough on my plate right now. Hopefully you have been following the Far Cry Experience live web series and are getting a feel for what it is going to be all about.
Ubisoft have just released the Far Cry 3 story trailer. The game premise, a group of kids on a vacation that descends into hell sound a lot like the recent spate of “torture porn” movies like the Hostel and Saw series. It looks like it’s going to kick ass. Continue reading Far Cry 3 Story Trailer
The recently released Assassin’s Creed III marks a pivotal point in the award-winning series. For the last three games we have been following the adventures of Ezio Auditore as he battles the Templars and unravels the mystery of Those That Came Before.
To mark Altair – from the first game – passing the baton to Ezio, Ubisoft released special editions of Assassin’s Creed II, the black and white editions. These special editions contained a hand-painted statue of Ezio Auditore either in his white or his black garb. I published an unboxing article at the time for Game Console, which I’ve recently republished here.
Assassin’s Creed Revelations bought Ezio’s journey to a close. And to mark the occasion Ubisoft published another special version of the game, the Assassin’s Creed Revelations Animus Edition. This version of the game included a hardback encyclopedia covering all the first four games. I published an unboxing of this special version on this website, which you can find here.
For Assassin’s Creed III we are introduced to a new protagonist, Ratonhnhaké:ton (pronounced Ra-doon-ha-gay-doon) but better known as Connor Kenway. It is only fitting that Ubisoft celebrate the event with another statue-laden special edition.
The Assassin’s Creed III Freedom Edition is one of six premium versions of the game and comes complete with a host of goodies. As is fast becoming tradition on State of Play I bring to you, for your enjoyment, the Assassin’s Creed III Freedom Edition unboxing. Continue reading Assassin’s Creed 3 Freedom Edition unboxing